About | Sarah Ruth Frey

ABOUT SARAH

Sarah Ruth Frey (b. 1995) is a self taught American artist living in Kansas City.

After graduating from the University of Missouri - Columbia with her Bachelor's of Journalism in Strategic Communication, Sarah spent five years working as a creative in the catering industry. In 2023, she transitioned out of her full-time position to pursue freelance work - and thus, the creative studio was born.

Sarah now

Follow Sarah's story over at

Sarah Mumbles: The Studio Blog.

awards & recognition

Best of Kansas City - Kansas City Magazine:

Best Art Instruction - Winner 2025 & 2026

Best Craft Studio - Winner 2026

Best Local Maker - Winner 2026,

Best Pop-Up Shop - Winner 2025 & 2026

Best of Kansas City - The Pitch:

Best Local Artist - Finalist 2025 & 2026

Best Painting Party - Finalist 2025 & 2026

Best of Johnson County:

Best Local Artist - Finalist 2025 & 2026

Best Web Design - Finalist 2025

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Irish Fest 2026 ended with a bang, y’all. Everyone is safe and that’s what matters. I am so thankful for my family and the fest staff for getting us through clean up. Some big losses as far as inventory goes, but we carry on. Thank you to everyone that supported me and the other artists this weekend. Stay safe, friends. Cheers x

**UPDATE** Huge thank you to @illustratormeg for saving so much of my tent, when the storm got really crazy!!! She swooped in and packed as much as she could, even holding down the tent to keep it from blowing away and hurting others. Because of her, we were able to salvage way more than I expected and I am so thankful. We tried to pack up quickly when they told us to evacuate, but there just wasn’t enough time to save everything and we truly did not expect it to hit so hard. Thank you Meg for being an angel!!!

Sorry to September your August, but I am too excited for autumn not to celebrate a little early 🍁✨ My house has been turned upside down the past few weeks as I prepped ahead for what’s to come! Now, I am headed off for a lil European vacay the next 10 days and will be back just in time to kick off September with ya at the Irish Fest (my favorite show of the year 😉 🥃)☘️

Lots of festivals, fairs, and fun workshops coming up so soon 🍁✨ Find deets and snag tix at sarahruthfrey.com/events ✨

✨WORKSHOP SPOTLIGHT✨

Join us at The Book Club in Downtown Mission next Wednesday, August 19th for an art journal night led by local artist Sarah Ruth Frey! Learn watercolor basics and paint wild herbs, florals, and more! We’ll practice together on loose watercolor paper, then work with your very own watercolor journals (included in ticket price).

Tickets are $75. All materials provided + snacks & sangria. No experience necessary; open to all skill levels.

What’s Included:
- Diary kit (journal, pencil, pen, kneaded, eraser, etc)
- All necessary materials
- Guided instruction
- Resources for future practice!
- Light refreshments

Wednesday, August 19th 7-9PM @ The Book Club KC | Mission, KS

AUGUST WORKSHOP DROP IS HERE, BABES! 🎨✨

Kicking things off this week with an easy breezy meditative watercolor night at Ok Good Fine Art Space on Wednesday!

Snag your tix: sarahruthfrey.com/events

#watercolorworkshop #artskc #bookishkc #thingstodokc

Cheeky sneak peek at August’s snail mail!! 👀💌

#snailmailclub #printclub #watercolor #artskc

✨🦋 Supa fly butterflies for day 6 of World Watercolor Month! 🎨🦋✨

For the entire month of July, I am sharing daily watercolor doodles & diary prompts over on my stories (and blog!). Here’s a lil peek at today’s prompts📝⤵️

Doodle Inspo: Butterfly Blobs!

Diary Qs: How have I transformed this year? What has made me more resilient?

Mantras: I welcome change. I invite transformation.

> Today’s doodle was inspired by artists like @carolynj and @juliamandlart

#worldwatercolormonth #artskc #kansascityartist #watercolor #butterflies

✨ONLINE SHOP DROP✨ Lots of new pieces have been added to the website this week, and the bookish theme is going strong! 📚🎨

Want to shop in person? Find my latest work at the following retail locations ⤵️

📍 Basement Books (Liberty, MO)
📍 Genevieve’s (Blue Springs, MO)
📍 The Littlest Library (Independence, MO)
📍 Smitten Booktique (Leawood, KS)
📍 Artisan’s Corner on Wall (Harrisonville, MO)

#kansascityartist #artskc #watercolor #bookish

✨SHOP SPOTLIGHT: Genevieve’s✨

Genevieve’s in Downtown Blue Springs holds a special place in my heart. Owner Sammy has become a dear friend and is such a sweet supporter of my work. In her charming boutique, you can find home goods, gifts, and women’s apparel. Here, I sell my art prints, frames, and watercolor supplies (freshly restocked!).

Ongoing construction on Main Street has made it challenging to rely on foot traffic for summer sales. Show DTBS some love and visit Miss Sammy! If you’re looking for a fun local outing, make a day of it! Grab a coffee from Scout Coffee, browse Genevieve’s, then wander down to Read & Rooted for books, plants, and a few more pieces of my artwork hanging on the walls. 😉

Genevieve’s Home ⤵️
📍 1404 W Main St | Blue Springs, MO
⏰ Wed-Fri 10-5:30, Sat 10-4, Sun 10-2 (closed Father’s Day)

✨SHOP SPOTLIGHT: Basement Books✨ Basement Books in Liberty was one of the very first spaces to carry my work and is still my number 1 spot! Here, you can shop my largest selection of watercolor supplies, art prints, frames, and bookmarks. You can find my work in two spots - the large back corner display and the book nook close by.

This indie used bookshop is nestled in Downtown Liberty on the historic square and features work from several local authors and makers (including fellow watercolor artist @lunasfairyemporium 🧚✨). Owner Stevie is a champion for small business, community, and indie authors. She is always finding new ways to support her vendors, and I am so grateful! I have been blown away by the support of my work in my new expanded display and cannot wait to see how this space grows.

Basement Books KC
📍13 E Kansas St, Liberty, MO 64068
⏰ Tue-Thu 12-7pm, Fri 12-8pm, Sat 9am-8pm

Closing out Day 1 in DOP with a happy heart! Thank you to everyone that came to visit and support my booth. A record breaking Friday! I will be popped up 8am-4pm tomorrow/Saturday. Find my booth just outside Penzey’s by the clocktower ♥️

Huge shout out to my parents, sister Mary, and my partner Joe for helping me every step of the way!

The 2026 Downtown Overland Park Art Fair has officially begun! Find my booth right outside Penzey’s on Santa Fe by the clocktower 🎨✨ Over 100 local artists and makers are popped up this weekend along Santa Fe & 80th ♥️

Friday, June 12th 4pm - 9pm
Saturday, June 13th 8am - 4pm
📍7937 Santa Fe Dr, Overland Park, KS 66204

Found a little surprise in Kansas City Magazine’s Best of KC issue! Had no idea they had put my picture in there and it was surprisingly emotional. Thank you for voting for me, Kansas City ♥️

🥇 Best Art Instruction (2nd year!)
🥇 Best Craft Studio
🥇 Best Local Maker
🥇 Best Pop-Up Shop (2nd year!)

🎥: @gruenboom

A beautiful day at the botanical gardens 🌿 Our garden sketchbook intensive students got out in nature today and took inspiration from the blooms around them for their first journal entries!

#botanicalgardens #overlandpark #naturejournal #watercolorworkshop

A little quick sketch for the nature diary, inspired by daylilies I passed in Georgetown 🌿

#naturediary #watercolorjournal #gardensketchbook #gardenjournal #naturejournal

Happy National Repeat Day! Repetition is the best way to really master technique, and it also happens to be a very meditative practice. Tonight’s Meditative Watercolor workshop at Bluebird Studio focused on relaxing, repetitive patterns that encouraged presence and flow. Each design was paired with mantras and questions to ponder, as we painted to soothing sounds.

So proud of these students for trying something new and investing time in self care. I am truly grateful for nights like these 🩵

Happy June, you little sneaks! Y’all surprised me with wins in FOUR categories for Kansas City Magazine’s 2026 Best of KC issue.

Life as an artist can be painfully humbling some days, but today ain’t one of them 😜 Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank YOU.

Behind every award, sold-out workshop, and exciting opportunity are plenty of fumbled fairs, scrapped sketches, and lessons learned the hard way. Just last week, I taught a class that left my inner critic in a spiral. But one imperfect day doesn’t erase years of growth. Thank you for trusting me with your creativity, supporting my little studio, and reminding me to keep showing up. I don’t take any of it for granted. ❤️

There’s a buzzing in Kansas City in anticipation of June and World Cup madness. I thought we could use a calming class to kickstart the month and ground us before all the excitement. Join me Wednesday, June 3rd 6-8PM at Bluebird Studio for Meditative Watercolor 😌🎨

A little plein air practice before the rain 🌿

Last night, I was honored to be one of the featured artists for Stems: A Garden Soirée at the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens! 🥹🎨

15 local artists were selected to each hand paint 200 wine glasses for the evening’s guests, and I still can’t believe we made it happen! Over 1,200 people came out to support the Overland Park Arts & Recreation Foundation and celebrate art, nature, and community together.

General admission opened at 7:00. I walked in at 7:10 and my table was already empty. 😭♥️ It was an overwhelming and very validating moment as an artist.

In hindsight, I very much regret not taking more photos of the glasses before dropping them off LOL, but I’m so grateful they found homes so quickly.

Huge thank you to the Arts & Rec Foundation not only for featuring my work, but for all they do to uplift local artists. Also very grateful for my family for constantly reminding me that I am my biggest critic and for holding my hand when I doubt myself. ♥️

Meet me for tea at The Littlest Library! ☕️ Next Thursday, we are celebrating International Tea Day with a themed watercolor workshop! All materials provided, plus we’ll have special teas and treats to enjoy, while we paint together 😌

🗓️ Thursday, May 21st
⏰ 6-8PM
📍 The Littlest Library (Independence Square)
🎨 All supplies provided. No experience necessary!
🎟️ Tickets are $55 at thelittlest.store/tickets

A pair of paintings for Mother’s Day 🌸

It is always an honor to bring a client’s idea to life, especially when there are so many meaningful details to weave in. These pieces honor the women they were gifted to, the loved ones they’ve lost, and the family still in bloom. 🕊️💐

✨Kansas City is for Book Lovers 📚✨

Mental Health in a Box Co. recently commissioned a bookish design for their Self Care Book Fair, and we thought it would be really special to turn that artwork into a FREE postcard to share with my bookish retail spots for Indie Bookstore Day!

You can snag this cutie card at the following locations:
- Basement Books (Liberty, MO)
- Ink & Page (Downtown OP, KS)
- Smitten (Leawood, KS)
- The Littlest Library (Independence, MO)
- Monstera’s (Downtown OP, KS)
- The Book Club (Mission, KS)
- Read & Rooted (Blue Springs, MO)
- Genevieve’s (Blue Springs, MO) [gift boutique, not listed in graphic, but you can find my full line of bookish goodies here - just a couple blocks from Read & Rooted]

#IndependentBookstoreDay #IndieBookstoreDay

Just a few days until Indie Bookstore Day! Designed this bookish tote with Mental Health in a Box Co. for their recent Self Care Book Fair, and we’ll be using the artwork again for something special this weekend! Stay tuned 😘

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